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Incident Information:
Attachment Size Shooting Range Rx Heavy Equipment Accident RLS.pdf (501.32 KB) 501.32 KB -
Location:
Alabama -
Date:
03/09/2021 -
Incident Type:
Heavy Equipment -
Description:
The dozer operator, operating a 2016 John Deere 550K XL Dozer, was asked to assist with snag removal on a dozer line across three steep drainages on the Shooting Range Prescribed Fire. The burn unit is located on the Talladega Ranger District, National Forests in Alabama. The plan was to walk the dozer down an existing dozer line on a ridge to where the snags were located. While traversing the unit, a large branch supporting the dozer broke, causing the machine to roll onto its side. The operator was unharmed and the machine was undamaged.
RLS, Prescribed Fire, Heavy Equipment
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